Contemporary Map Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout

This map was drawn in 1585 by John White (* c. 1540, † c. 1593), an English artist, and provides a detailed rendering of the east coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay in the north to Cape Lookout in the south in present-day North Carolina. White accompanied the second Roanoke voyage acting as a mapmaker. The expedition of 600 men aboard a fleet of five ships and two smaller pinnaces was led by Admiral Sir Richard Grenville (* 1542, † 1591). His flagship "Tyger", is shown at the bottom of the map.

     

Northern part of the map

     

Southern part of the map